There is something I often think about as we start to approach Christmas and talking about this over the years. The incarnation is quite a hard concept to really understand! When you really drill down into what it means and the implications of it … More Does it matter if we don’t completely understand the incarnation?
What’s in a name? Some of us have names that were chosen for their meaning, or because they were in the family. Sometimes there is an association, and other times the parents simply liked the name. Some people like their names and some hate them, and choose their own nickname instead. My father was named Albert George, but at one workplace they already had a Bert and a George, so they randomly called him Tony … More What’s in a name?
This is the last day of Advent. The liturgical season of Christmas starts tomorrow. One more sleep. Behind the last virtual door of our parish digital Advent Calendar we have the choir singing the fabulous “Hark the Herald Angels Sing”, Tome and Carol sing “The Christmas Song”, and the choir treats you to some very familiar words set to an equally familiar – yet unexpected – tune … More Digital Advent Calendar 2024: day 24
Two more sleeps! What’s behind today’s virtual door of our digital Advent Calendar? It’s our choir singing our own medley of Christmas Classics, our parish musicians singing “As Dew in Aprille”, and the definitive version of the “Carol of the Bells” … More Digital Advent Calendar 2024: day 23
Three more sleeps! Today behind the virtual door of our digital Advent Calendar we find our parish musicians singing “O Holy Night”, ALM Carol O reads for us “Starburst – a Cosmic Story”, and Carol & Tom sing “A Maiden Most Gentle” … More Digital Advent Calendar 2024: day 22
Four more sleeps! Today’s Digital Advent Calendar gifts for you are Carol and Tom singing “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear” and “Let it Snow”, followed by Rev Sue reading “To Wish You Well” … More Digital Advent Calendar 2024: day 21
Five more sleeps! Today’s Digital Advent Calendar gifts are the choir singing “Once in Royal David’s City”, Rev Sue reading Rachel Mann’s reflection “A Villager”, and Carol & Tom singing “King Jesus Hath a Garden” … More Digital Advent Calendar 2024: day 20
Six more sleeps! Today our Digital Advent Calendar gift is the Choir, Maggie’s Music Makers singing “One Winter’s Night”, then Carol and Tom sing for us Bob Chilcott’s wonderful “Mid-Winter”, and Rev Helen reads for us “”I Have Light” … More Digital Advent Calendar 2024: day 19
We’re within a week of Christmas, and today’s Advent treats are Carol and Tom singing “Joy to the World”, Michael reads for us “A Christmas Star”, and Maggie’s Music Makers sing “Angels from the Realms of Glory” … More Digital Advent Calendar 2024: day 18
What Advent treats await us in the parish advent calendar today? It’s Carol and Tom singing “While Shepherds Watched” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”, followed by Michael Knaggs reading “Candles Banish Darkness” … More Digital Advent Calendar 2024: day 17
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